Toddler Eyesight Problems: Farsightedness

Farsightedness is very common with kids. “The eyeball is still short, and not yet of normal size. Kids can still outgrow this and eventually develop good auto-focus mechanism,” says Dr. Bolinao. With high grades of farsightedness, the kids’ eyes converge or become cross-eyed as they focus. “So we give them proper glasses with their correct grade; this relaxes the auto-focusing mechanism of the eyes so they will be aligned.”

SOURCES:

• Joanne Bolinao, M.D., pediatric ophthalmologist, American Eye Center
• John Baldwin Tan, M.D., ophthalmologist, Diseases, Laser, and Microsurgery of the Eye, Med Central Diagnostic Clinic
• Christy Querido, O.D., optometrist, Arcangel Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
• Website: eyecenter.com.ph